When The Weeknd released his mega-hit “Earned It” earlier this year, (it was included in the elusive Fifty Shades soundtrack) I never really cared. In fact I hate that song, yes, until now. It wasn’t just my type of music and I was certainly surprised when everyone else I …

Well, I think that this album is good, but not as good as other BRMC albums, like their first record, “Take Them On, On Your Own”, and, of course, “Howl”, the latter, from my point of view, being their very best album.
To appreciate and assess this album (Baby 81), …

Kids is a song by MGMT which appears on their second album, Oracular Spectacular. I’m sure that just about anyone who listens to modern radio has heard this song at least once, starting with the very distinct and recognizable synthesizer opening. I will admit that Kids is a fun …

I’ve been a fan since I first heard Frankmusik’s break-out single “3 little words” at Last.fm. I couldn’t get enough of Frankmusik’s eclectic light and heady out-of-this-world pop melodies. There was so much anticipation for this album, his first one yet. It’s just too much auditory …

The Beatles: 1 CD is a compilation of 27 number one hits by the Beatles.
The liner is interesting, devoting one page to each of the number one songs, not really with information but showing the albums released that year and such. It’s a very thick liner, which is …

One of my new favorite songs off of the new Slash album is By the Sword. The track features Wolfmother singer and guitarist Andrew Stockdale. I think Slash did a good job on having him sing for this song. It really fits his style as a rock vocalist …

Elvin’s Tales are a rising star in the world of European folk music. They have been around for just a year and half, but their music has already drawn the attention of the public.
Their compositions are not just your everyday Beer Pub Songs - their meaning goes deeper into …

The Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus is an all analog effects pedal for guitar. It has four different modes of function, first is the filter matrix, the filter matrix is basically a stationary flanger, you can determine the exact point in the sweep you want to isolate and how …

Have you guys ever listened to this single CD, Brothers & Sisters by Coldplay? You should. It is not that bad, I tell you. Though there are only 3 tracks, I really enjoy listening to it.
If you are a die hard fan of Coldplay, then …

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) is a track by Green Day which is extremely well known just because of how many times it’s been played on the radio or featured in various television spots, most notably the finale of Seinfeld. Now sometimes when a track is extremely well …

Lump Sum is a track by Bon Iver which is the second track on the band’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago. The track opens up with an airy atmosphere before an acoustic guitar comes in and establishes a more definitive rhythm, though some background voices help to maintain …

When it comes to writing the perfect pop hook in this day and age I really don’t think it gets any better than the outlandish Lady Gaga. Even without the unforgettable video, this song has this perfect ability to straddle bizarre and mainstream so expertly your not sure …

The new Britney Spears cd will be released on October 30, 2007 to much speculation, I was very excited when I got a chance to hear this cd since I have been a Spears fan since “Baby One More Time” and I have been to many of her concerts. …

I was at the local record store, browsing through the Metal section looking for another amazing band to add to my collection. Being a huge fan of bands that push the envelope and cross genres and try all together new things, I focused on Meshuggah. Literally everyone I have …

Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. T.I. and Lil’ Wayne
Video: Soldier
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Ray Kay
Oh my, they have done it again. Destiny’s Child is up to their old contradictory tricks and manipulative messages again with “Soldier”, their second single and music video from their fourth and final album titled …

Jonny Horton sings the song North To Alaska. I like this song because it talks about something I have always wanted to do. I have thought about moving to Alaska for about twenty years now. I even went so far as to find land for sale in Alaska. I …

No Prayer For The Dying is the title track of a record put out by Iron Maiden. The song starts off right away with a melodic guitar lead which I swear I’ve heard before in another Maiden song but I can’t remember exactly where it came from, it reminds …

This album catapulted the band to worldwide fame, but I personally do not find the album all the strong. I think that this album has a very deep discrepancy between the different songs on it. Some of the songs are impressive and deserved to become the hits that they …

Forever Young is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on Planet Waves. Just a note that the review I’m doing is for the slower version of Forever Young which lasts for about five minutes rather than the faster version which also appears on the same album. I’ve read …

Star Trek - The Next Generation: Original Soundtrack Recordings by Jay Chattaway is a very enjoyable audio CD that contains numerous memorable tracks such as music from “The Inner Light”, one of the show’s most touching and beautiful
episodes, in part because of the flute music. This CD also contains …

The way I am by Eminem is an awesome song that is a confusing rap to me. This song has a lot of cuss words in it but I still love this song because it talks about how a person to this guy is anything and everything that other …

3005 is a song by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. Along with Babylon, I would consider this to be one my favorite tracks on the album and I love how Malakian went with quite a different style on this track compared to the rest …

Overview —“ The Unnamed Feeling, the third music video in promotion of St. Anger, is a music video which focuses on various people experiencing a certain emotion or feeling. As with most Metallica videos, the music video shifts between a performance of the song and then the story to …

I’m aware that I’ve been stating that many of the songs on The Black Album seem to be driven much more by Hetfield’s voice rather than the music itself, but I believe My Friend Of Misery is an exception to this. Whereas many of the previous tracks on this …

“Like Only a Woman Can” is a song by Brian McFadden, released in 2007. It is one of the singles of the album “Set in Stone”. I’ve been a big Westlife fan since I was still in grade two. I was so frustrated upon the band’s breaking. However, I’m …

The Gnome, a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their first record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, is another song on that album which I would basically describe as just being a very upbeat sounding song in tone and basically filled with lyrics full of nonsense, …

Adelitas Way is a rock band.They released their first album in 2009, with a self-titled name.Their style of music is at the same time strong and somwhat delicated.Their fastest songs still ahve a very melodic tone.They can keep a very low tone when playing a fast song, one carachteristic …

I myself do enjoy listening to several Christian hymns. Not always due to the fact that they are religious, but to the fact that I love the sounds of the music and the voices, it makes me very relaxed and calm. I have been looking all over the internet for …

Back Stabbin’ Baby is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their self-titled record. Opening up with a simple drum beat, a lightly distorted guitar rhythm and lead also enter the track before a rhythm guitar part really takes over and establishes the main riff of the …

Overview —“ Black Metal, the second album released by Venom, continues in the very heavy and fast sound that Venom introduced on Welcome To Hell and once again proves why they’re considered so influential to both the thrash metal and black metal genres. I think that out of all …

I Might Be Wrong is a song by Radiohead which appears on their record Amnesiac. The track opens up with some echo-like effects before the main guitar riff comes in. I must say right here that if you want to listen to this song, you’ll either have to enjoy …

Aaliyah
“Rock the Boat”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Hype Williams
Aaliyah reunites with another big-time music video director, Hype Williams, and close friend/dance choreographer, Fatima Robinson, for this second video outing from the self-titled album, “Aaliyah”. “Rock the Boat” depicts Aaliyah dancing on a tropical beach (this portion was said to be inspired by the …

Watered-Down Love is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Shot Of Love. The track starts out with a very upbeat sound, as do many of Dylan’s songs from his religious period, and Dylan sings in a melody which sounds unnaturally poppy in my opinion. To …

In the iPod age, when shuffle mode and iTunes single downloads rule the day, new albums standing on their own are unfortunately a relic of a bygone era, but the greatest records of the past succeed largely by creating an overall aura, an atmosphere that ties each track together, …

Jay-Z
“Excuse Me Miss”
The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Little X
Jay-Z teams up with music video director Little X for the second single and music video called “Excuse Me Miss” from his seventh album “The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse”. Following the previous “03′ Bonnie …

I became a Green Day fan as soon as I heard one or two singles from their 2004 hit album “American Idiot.” I liked the anger and almost rage they expressed, and the hard-rocking style was something that impressed me when many other groups began putting out more —˜gentle’ …

The Youth is the third track on MGMT’s second album, Oracular Spectacular. MGMT has frequently been called a neo-psychedelic band and I think that this track really demonstrates that, particularly the lyrics of the song. Listening to the first lyrics of the song, a listener should immediately get a …

The Akai MPC 2000xl sampler is one of the best pieces of equipment available on the music production scene. This piece of equipment is used by most of the top producers especially in the rap/hip-hop genre.
I have used this machine now for a couple of years and it has …

Mr. Tambourine Man is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on Bringing It All Back Home, one of my favorite albums by Dylan. Mr. Tambourine Man is an extremely well known songs by fans of Dylan and I can certainly see why. Although this track is extremely stripped …

Something Happened To Me Yesterday is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Between The Buttons. The track starts off with a humorous sounding brass section in the right channel of the track which gives the song almost a circus like feel. Jagger comes in …

Adele comes back with a very strong effort to follow her 30 million selling album 21. Following her age as basis for her album titles (19, 21), her highly-anticipated 3rd studio record is a continuation to that, 25. While 21 focuses on heartbreak tunes, 25 is definitely about making …

Loaded is a very good CD by the rapper Brotha Lynch Hung. I really think that his style of rap and lyrics on this album were great. He starts the album off with a great song called DIE. Yes that is how simple the title is. Brotha Lynch Hung wastes …

Forgetful Heart is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Together Through Life. Though the music at the start of this track doesn’t go on for too long, I do enjoy the mood it establishes and I think that it fits perfectly with the tone and …

Overview - Blues For Allah, The Grateful Dead’s eighth effort, is primarily a pretty melodic record for the most part and it’s also pretty strong for the most part. Garcia showcases a lot of range in his guitar playing, going from the more melodic soloing on the first two …

The musician David Guetta is one of my favourite EDM Disc Jockeys. Even though he’s been around from the early 2000s, I only took notice of him when I really got into Electronic Dance Music in 2010 or 2011. He’s become one of my favourites because I find his mixes …

I have used Yamaha PSR290 Keyboard while learning to play but as it didn’t have one touch voice change, and the price of Roland XP50 had gone down since the introduction of XP60 series, I bought a used Roland XP50 workstation for 100 pounds on e-bay. I had heard …

April 8th is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the penultimate song on their debut album On Avery Island. Though Three Peaches, another song on this album, had a pretty dark and sad sound to it, I must say that April 8th is easily the darkest track …

Lil’ Kim ft. Phil Collins
“In The Air Tonight”
Urban Renewal
WEA
This must be Lil’ Kim’s attempt at an epic music video that has some sort of plot to it aka a mini-movie. R. Kelly has done it, Puff Daddy has done it, and Michael Jackson has certainly done it. My guess …

Under The Boardwalk is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on The Rolling Stones No. 2. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I cannot really comment on the structure of the actual songwriting of the track so I’ll be focusing on the execution of …

Adam Lambert is the runner up of Season 8 American Idol. The Times describe him as an openly gay pop and rock artist and you can see it in the latest music video of Adam of the song If I had you. At first view, I hats down with …